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Terms We Need to Know Principles Contrast –The difference between different elements in a piece of art –The difference in how light and dark the colors or values in a piece are Black and white is the greatest contrast you can have in terms of value

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Flashback to the 1960s The world was in a state of flux - everything was changing President Kennedy had just been assassinated The Civil Rights movement was taking place The Beatles were forever changing the sound of music The “ideal” 1950s were fading away and the radical change of the 1960s and youth culture were taking place

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The 1960s in Art Art during the 1960s was no different. Artists had started experimenting with abstract art - art that does not show objects as they appear in real life

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Jackson Pollock was throwing paint around to show movement. Abstract Expressionism

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And Mark Rothko was trying to capture emotions with fields of color. Color Field Painting

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Art Had Gone Mad Gone were the days of painting a portrait or a vase of flowers. Art had to be more thoughtful, more academic. The Optical Artists didn’t want to be any different. They based a whole movement around how we see.

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Victor Vasarely Considered the Father of Op Art. French artist who explored visual illusions, and combined geometric shapes with color and value to result in optical illusions.

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You will learn and practice three main types of optical illusions in your sketchbook: - Rail Road Tracks - Circus Tent - Checkerboard Once you have completed these exercises you will use your handout to come up with 6 more sketches of your own.